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i don't think religion has anything useful to teach us. one of the main reasons why people are religious is because they are persuaded by the design of living things. it's completely destroyed by darwin. if you read any book by a biologist about evolution, it's hard to see how you could fail to be persuaded of it. the evidence is just absolutely -- there's no doubt about it. it's not a controversial issue. it's completely certain. it's as certain as the fact that the earth and the other planets orbit the sun. more than 40% of the american population think the world is less than 10,000 years old. that's a shocking figure. it shows deep, profound ignorance. it sounds very laudable to teach the controversy, to teach both theories. there's not two theories. there's only one game in town. of course, you have negative reactions from creationists. who cares about them? they don't know anything. i think it was my father who introduced me to darwin. it started a roller coaster and i started to become anti-religious after that. i went through a midd
i don't think religion has anything useful to teach us. one of the main reasons why people are religious is because they are persuaded by the design of living things. it's completely destroyed by darwin. if you read any book by a biologist about evolution, it's hard to see how you could fail to be persuaded of it. the evidence is just absolutely -- there's no doubt about it. it's not a controversial issue. it's completely certain. it's as certain as the fact that the earth and the other planets...
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some people criticize the service, saying it mixes religion and government. >>> and the supreme court may tackle hot-button issues like affirmative action and same-sex marriage when its new term starts tomorrow. the justices went their separate ways for the summer after the court's controversial health care ruling in june. joe johns takes a look at how the health care ruling may have affected the justices' relationships, and the tough issues ahead for the court. >> reporter: at the beginning of the new session the supreme court is going to be closely watched for signs of strain between the justices or anything else that suggests things may have changed since the health care ruling, which arguably was the biggest opinion by the court since bush versus gore more than a decade ago. right after the supreme court's health care decision in june, chief justice john roberts joked to colleagues that he would find an island fortress to escape the political heat. here's how justice ruth bader ginsburg described the eventful spring. >> the term has been more than usually taxing. some have called
some people criticize the service, saying it mixes religion and government. >>> and the supreme court may tackle hot-button issues like affirmative action and same-sex marriage when its new term starts tomorrow. the justices went their separate ways for the summer after the court's controversial health care ruling in june. joe johns takes a look at how the health care ruling may have affected the justices' relationships, and the tough issues ahead for the court. >> reporter: at...
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dan gilgoff, a religion editor. thanks so much. >> thanks, fred. >> you can see more of this story on our belief blog at cnn.com/belief. >>> bees in france are making rather strange-colored honey because of a sweet tooth. beekeepers say the honeybees found m&m's residue that manufacturing candy waste. the result? green, blue, or red honey. it takes like regular honey but won't be sold in stores. >>> the presidential candidate are fighting to win the latino vote. we look at one state where latinos voters could decide this election. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or
dan gilgoff, a religion editor. thanks so much. >> thanks, fred. >> you can see more of this story on our belief blog at cnn.com/belief. >>> bees in france are making rather strange-colored honey because of a sweet tooth. beekeepers say the honeybees found m&m's residue that manufacturing candy waste. the result? green, blue, or red honey. it takes like regular honey but won't be sold in stores. >>> the presidential candidate are fighting to win the latino...
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look at our situation, the foreigners kill our people, they insult our religion, burning the holy koran and making cartoons about the profit mohammad. if we don't defend -- the methods of the the insurgents are constantly changing. the enemy don't use their old tactics, now they use women, sometimes children and teenagers, they even get dressed up in military uniforms, they don't fight face to face, they're cowards. >> the taliban denies that they use children as suicide bombers. just a few days ago, a 10-year-old boy managed to escape from insurgents whomp going to make him wear a suicide vest so he could blow himself up in front of coalition troops. this man has a 4-year-old son which he says he loves and miss very much. when i asked him how he would feel if he was used as a suicide bomber. he said if he wants to be a suicide bomber, no one can stop him, if he dew it or islam then that's a good thing. there are moments when he smiles, saying this is all a test from god. our real life starts after doomsday, so this is not our real life. this is world is a paradise for pagans and a hell
look at our situation, the foreigners kill our people, they insult our religion, burning the holy koran and making cartoons about the profit mohammad. if we don't defend -- the methods of the the insurgents are constantly changing. the enemy don't use their old tactics, now they use women, sometimes children and teenagers, they even get dressed up in military uniforms, they don't fight face to face, they're cowards. >> the taliban denies that they use children as suicide bombers. just a...
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that's what freedom of religion and freedom of speech is about. this is conservative, liberal, pastor of any kind of church anywhere where the first amendment applies. >> pastor garlow, thanks for joining us this morning. >> good to be with you. thank you. >>> smashing success on the ice. goal scorer jumps for joy, but shatters the glass on the way down. >>> i'm dr. sanjay gupta. >> people have seen that geeks have changed the world so much in the past 10 or 20 years that they haven't changed government yet. we get people to take a year off. it's geeks, also designers. it's also product managers. people from the technical industry. and we get them to work with people in city hall to solve problems in the cities for a year. >> she wants to fix local government one smart phone app at a time. that's sunday on the next list. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> 45 minutes past the hour. mike mcqueary is file iing a w
that's what freedom of religion and freedom of speech is about. this is conservative, liberal, pastor of any kind of church anywhere where the first amendment applies. >> pastor garlow, thanks for joining us this morning. >> good to be with you. thank you. >>> smashing success on the ice. goal scorer jumps for joy, but shatters the glass on the way down. >>> i'm dr. sanjay gupta. >> people have seen that geeks have changed the world so much in the past 10 or...
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some people criticize the service because of the mix of religion and government. >>> raging -- a fight raging only in syria today where observers report heavy shelling from the syrian army. 143 people were killed across the country with most of those deaths in damascus and its surrounding suburbs. a local opposition group reports finding 30 bodies in a damascus basement. >>> a 72-year-old man jumps from the window of his burning apartment. his neighbors caught him. ronnie poe fell three stories. his only injury was a bruised heal. he said flames were blocking all the exit routes. >> i held my army out right here and waited and waited. i couldn't hold on no more. >> i held him. i said are you all right? >> poe says he's not afraid of heights because the army trained him as a para trooper. who knew it would come in handy? >>> now to the big stories in the week ahead. from the white house to wall street, our correspondents tell you what you need to know. we begin with the president al debate on wednesday. >> i'm dan lothian at the white house. a big week for president obama as he faces hi
some people criticize the service because of the mix of religion and government. >>> raging -- a fight raging only in syria today where observers report heavy shelling from the syrian army. 143 people were killed across the country with most of those deaths in damascus and its surrounding suburbs. a local opposition group reports finding 30 bodies in a damascus basement. >>> a 72-year-old man jumps from the window of his burning apartment. his neighbors caught him. ronnie poe...
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some say it mixes religion and government. and there may be hot-button issues like affirmative action and same-sex marriage. the justices went their separate ways after the controversial health care ruling in june, and joe johns looks how the rooting may have affected the justices. >> they beginning of the new session the supreme court will be watched for signs of strain between the justices or anything else suggesting things may have changed since the health care ruling which was the biggest ruling in the court since bush versus gore a decade ago. after the supreme court judge, john roberts joked to colleagues that he would find an island to escape the heat. >> the charm has been more than usually taxing, and some have called it the term of the century. >> three months later the court is back and there are no signs of it cooling down. >> the justices are moving from the frying pan into the fire, and they are tackling some of the most legal questions of the day. across the board, probably the biggest term in at least a decade.
some say it mixes religion and government. and there may be hot-button issues like affirmative action and same-sex marriage. the justices went their separate ways after the controversial health care ruling in june, and joe johns looks how the rooting may have affected the justices. >> they beginning of the new session the supreme court will be watched for signs of strain between the justices or anything else suggesting things may have changed since the health care ruling which was the...